Where does “Sark” come from?
Sark (English) comes from Middle English serk, from Old English serc, from Proto-West Germanic sarki, from Proto-Germanic sarkiz, from Proto-Indo-European swerg-, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
Sark (English): One of the Channel Islands; notable inter alia for its local government containing one of the last vestiges of feudalism in Europe
Definitions
- One of the Channel Islands; notable inter alia for its local government containing one of the last vestiges of feudalism in Europe
Ancestry of “Sark”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | serk | A shirt used as an undergarment |
| 2 | Old English | serc | shirt, coat of mail |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sarki | sark, shirt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sarkiz | sark, shirt; coat of mail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swerg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |